#WORTHTHEWATCH Minutes before his flight to go to Los Angeles for Oscars weekend I spoke with Arlo Washington, the man featured in the Oscar-nominated short documentary, “The Barber of Little Rock!"
The film follows Washington who is a Little Rock barber and his non-profit ‘PEOPLE Trust Loan Fund’ as it takes a unique look at the nation's widening racial wealth gap. Make sure to watch this full story only on @KARK4News & @FOX16News@LITAirport
#OscarNod! #OscarAwards!
#OscarWorthy!
With less than 1% of the real estate industry made up by Black and Latino developers, @_terryharris15's advice is clear: Take action. Partnerships with #CDFIs can pave the way for success. https://t.co/yF98plgJO8
“The Barber of Little Rock” tells the story of Arlo Washington, an Arkansas man striving to help fellow African Americans overcome bias in banking. Watch the full film here: https://t.co/z7E8UtLXDd
We're excited to host over 2,000 #CDFI practitioners, partners, and investors at the #2023OFNConf in Washington, D.C. Be sure to use #CapitalMeetsPurpose and #2023OFNConf to connect with fellow attendees, share your insights, and join the conversation!
This is an exciting partnership between @GrameenAmerica and @Beyonce's @BeyGood. Together, they are offering $1 million in microloans, #business education and networking opportunities to Black and other women entrepreneurs to help grow their businesses.
This week in Chicago, where close to 500 CDFI practitioners are gathered for #SBFF, we've delivered sold-out training sessions with new tools and resources, from “CDFI 101” to fundamentals of climate lending with support from @Citi Foundation. Learn more: https://t.co/IE31j77hxk
Here in #Chicago this week for the @OppFinance Small Business Finance Forum. It’s the first time since 2019 that this forum has been held. New CEO @HaroldPettigrew is recanting the response of CDFIs - community development financial institutions - during the pandemic.
“Small businesses are truly the backbone of our economy, as we like to say, but they are really giants in our economy … creating jobs, creating community, and innovating.” - @SBAIsabel#SBFF23#smallbiz
LeBron’s I Promise Program recently opened an affordable housing complex it built for families in Akron that features 50 apartments with modern amenities 🙏
We’re very proud that The Intersect founder and CEO Akeem Dixon will be joining this incredible cohort at @Harvard! The program will be instrumental in helping us do what we do even better to advance #equity and achieve positive social outcomes. #socialjustice#socialimpact
New data shows racial disparities exist in home appraisals in every major US metropolitan area, with the difference in some places exceeding $1 million https://t.co/p2T0u1Y6bF